Massage therapy for cardiac surgery patients--a randomized trial.

[1]  Amy T. Wang,et al.  Massage therapy after cardiac surgery. , 2010, Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

[2]  T. Sundt,et al.  Effect of massage therapy on pain, anxiety, and tension in cardiac surgical patients: a pilot study. , 2010, Complementary therapies in clinical practice.

[3]  T. Sundt,et al.  Effect of massage therapy on pain, anxiety, and tension after cardiac surgery: a randomized study. , 2010, Complementary therapies in clinical practice.

[4]  B. Lytle,et al.  A randomized trial of massage therapy after heart surgery. , 2009, Heart & lung : the journal of critical care.

[5]  D. Price,et al.  The mechanisms of manual therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain: a comprehensive model. , 2009, Manual therapy.

[6]  T. Nurmikko,et al.  Brain Reward Activity during massage: A functional neuroimaging investigation , 2009, NeuroImage.

[7]  H. Winefield,et al.  The role of depression and anxiety symptoms in hospital readmissions after cardiac surgery , 2008, Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

[8]  N. Redeker.  Symptoms Reported by Older and Middle-Aged Adults after Coronary Bypass Surgery , 1993, Clinical nursing research.

[9]  C. Stevenson.  Measuring the effects of aromatherapy. , 1992, Nursing times.

[10]  P. Wall,et al.  Pain mechanisms: a new theory. , 1965, Science.

[11]  S. Henly,et al.  Complementary alternative medical therapies for heart surgery patients: feasibility, safety, and impact. , 2006, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[12]  Christopher A. Moyer,et al.  A meta-analysis of massage therapy research. , 2004, Psychological bulletin.